I have got the sharpest knife, so I get the biggest slice. "Revolution Rock" - The Clash
Galen Center · December 19, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread USC -12.5 Home covered
O/U 151.5 Over
Money USC -800 / CSUN +500
Model Predictions
Spread Total USC win
Actual USC +21 159 Won
Massey USC -3.4 (+17.6)
Massey Totals 150.4 (+8.6)
Bradley-Terry 62%
Weighted B-T 77%
Baseline Plus ML USC -4.9 (+16.1) 150.0 (+9.0) 71%
Baseline ML USC -3.9 (+17.1) 147.1 (+11.9) 65%
Baseline Tuned ML USC -4.3 (+16.7) 145.8 (+13.2) 67%
Efficiency Plus ML USC -4.3 (+16.7) 146.9 (+12.1) 72%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Nov 10, 2021 USC 8949 CSUN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USC CSUN
Overall 17-18 22-11
Conference 7-13 14-6
Home 12-7 10-3
Away 3-7 10-7
Neutral 2-4 2-1
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 76.7 79.5
Avg Pts Against 74.6 74.3
Massey 4.3 (#100) 5.1 (#95)
Bradley-Terry 0.66 (#120) 0.96 (#99)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.34 (#97) 0.97 (#111)
RPI 0.533 (#119) 0.502 (#162)
Shooting & Four Factors USC CSUN
FG% 47.8% 46.8%
3PT% 31.5% 34.7%
REB / G 31.8 40.2
OREB / G 7.9 11.9
AST / TO 1.39 1.10
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.0% 52.1%
TOV% 16.2% 18.7%
ORB% 25.8% 32.6%
FT Rate 26.7% 28.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.0% 47.4%
Opp TOV% 19.5% 20.6%
DRB% 70.9% 74.6%
Opp FT Rate 25.4% 35.5%

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